Cat that was a Dog: Part 3

tabby tried to meow to wake them up but a bark came out instead. zevon and cosmo woke up instantly. "is that really you, tabby?" zevon asked. "yes!" tabby said. "how'd you get to look like a canine?" cosmo asked. "i--" tabby began. "--got zapped by a ray by a bad guy." zevon finished. "yes. how did you know?" tabby asked. "he watches horror movies every night after we go to bed." cosmo said. zevon scowled at him. "we need a nuclear radiation dispenser. it may be our only hope!" he said. "how do you make hairballs?" tabby asked zevon. "we don't," zevon replied. "uh-oh."

TO BE CONTINUED...